Type containing channel



A. A. LOW. TYPE GONTAINING CHANNEL.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO THF. ALDEN TYPE MACHINECOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYpPE-CONTAINING CHANNEL.

"SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,702, datedFebruary 3, 1891.

Application filed February 16, 1889. Serial No. 300,178. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABBOT AUGUST Us LOW, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain nenT and useful Improvements inType-Containing Channels, of which the following is a specificationsufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains to 1o make and use the same.

My invention relates to the construction of type-containingchannels foruse in connection with the type setting and distributing cases of Whichthose set forth in Letters Patent Nos. 230,784, 254,019, 263,707,277,711, 264,085, 337,406, and 340,127 are examples of a class adaptedto hand setting and distribution. By reference to said patents it willbe seen that the type-containing channels occupy subzo stantiallyhorizontal positions in the distribnting apparatus, While theyare heldin nearly perpendicular positions in the setter case when transferred tothe latter.

Myinvention consists in so constructing the channel as to facilitate theremoval of types that actually fall to the floor of the channel from anycause. For instance, in the case of the thinner` denominations of types,a type will sometimes fall edgewise in aline parallel 3o to the sidewalls of the channel and between one of the side Walls and the line oftypes contained in the channel, this being possible from the fact thatthe channels in practice are necessarily slightly wider than the types,3 5 especially where one series of channels is used for more `than onestyle of type, as is frequently the case. Sonie of .the types are alsoliable to fall flat upon the bottom of the channel under certainconditions of handling 4o and transportation. In case of the fall ordisplacement of types in either of the ways indicated their removal orreadg ustment is difcult in the old form of channel, owing` to the depthand narrowness of the channels and to the 4 5 "sxnallness and lightnessof the types. Therefore, instead of resorting to the use of typepliarsor other devices for the purpose of raising or removing the fallen typesas heretofore, l construct my improved form of chan- 5o nel with lateraltype exits or slots, through which the delinquent types may he readilyshaken or otherwise removed by hand.

In the accompanying'drawings I illustrate thc practical construction ofa type-containing channel embodying my improvements, although I do notwish to confine myself to the identical form of parts shown since it isobvious that various modications may be made in the construction withoutdeviating materially from the essential features of my 6o invention. n

Figure l is an elevation of my improved channel upon the front or shortWall side. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the channel looking toward its openedge; Fig. 3, an elevation of the high or rear side of the channel; Fig.4,

a transversesection upon plane of line w Fig. 3 Fig. 5, a transversesection upon plane of line y y, Figs. l and 3; Fig. G, an elevation ofthe delivery end of the channel; Fig. 7, an 7o elevation of the innerside of a portion of the front or short wall adjoining the delivery endof the channel.

The channel C7 in general construction, is substantially the same asthose heretofore used, being preferably formed of sheet metal struck upinto the required shape. Itis also preferably, though not necessarily,formed as heretofore with a comparatively-high rear wall c and a lowwall c upon the opposite or 8o' front side, for the purpose of exposingthe ends of the types and rendering them accessible when in thesetter-case. At the receiving end c3 the side walls c c of the channel`C are` l formed with the open recesses or depressions 8 5 d CZ', forthe purpose of giving access upon both sides of the channel to the typesat thatpoint, as liereinbefore referred to.

It is obvious that the depression CZ in the short side wall c may bedispensed with, if 9o preferred, the essential feature of my inventionin this respect consisting in the formation of the channel in suchmanner as to permit of the upper ends of the types at. this point beinggrasped between the thumb and nger for the purpose of breaking oradjusting them.

Longitudinal exit-slots s s areformed in one or both side walls c c ofthe channel C to permit of the removal of fallen types later- Ico ally.

These lateral exits s s preferably adjoin the iioor of the channel, andare made of sufficient length and width to allow the types to passthrough them freely.

The delivery end c4 of the channel is formed with a type-bearing surfacet upon one side Wall for the purpose of insuring the descent of thetypes against the opposite side Wall during setting. This type-bearingsurface t is preferably arranged upon the low front wall c', so as tosteadythe types as they descend against the rear high wall c, and it mayconsist of a section of cord or fibrous matter applied to the channelsubstantially as shown, or of a section of any othersuitable materialarranged to protrude into the channel to re. tard and control thedescent of the types.

The type-bearing surface not only controls the descent of the types, butit also prevents their Wabbling or disturbance during Vthe removal orcutting off of the lowest type from the column during the operations oftype-setting.

What I claim as iny invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

As an article of manufacture, a type-containing channel formed of asingle piece of sheet metal with side Walls c and c of different Widths,and with one or incre longitudinal slots s in said side Wall or Wallsimmediately adjoining and parallel with the floor or spine of thechannel, for the purpose and substantially in the manner described.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW.

Witnesses:

G. T. MIATT, GEO. W. MIATT.

